Peggy's Cove is about 50 kms west of Halifax. It is supposedly one of the most photographed places in Canada, so we should not have been surprised, when at least 20 tourist buses turned up just after we arrived. it was drizzling and blowing a bitterly cold wind so it hardly looked its best and I don't think all the crowd ventured off the buses.
Our next stop was Mahone Bay where I bought a ticket in a lovely raffle quilt. The lady who designed it owns a shop called Suttles and Seawinds - with a name like that how could I resist visiting it and it is a lovely shop. It has a website www.suttlesandseawinds.com. Mahone Bay was in the midst of a Scarecrow Festival and the scarecrows were all over town.
Driving west, you soon come to Lunenberg which has heaps of carefully looked after 1800s buildings. It was a wealthy town from shipbuilding and there are lots of large ornate wooden houses. We walked around the town, photographing the ornate doorways and then along the waterfront to see the tall ships.
We filled up with 'gas' at the General Store in Lequile and it really was a general store. Outside there were pumpkins and apples for sale. Inside apart from the usual crisps and soft drink and groceries, there were sausages barbequeing and coffee brewing and wet weather gear, but what surprised me most was the gun counter just outside the ladies loo!
After driving through the village of Queensland, we stayed overnight in Liverpool on the Mersey River and then turned north to Annapolis Royal, where the French settled in 1604 beating both Jamestown, Virginia and the Pilgrim Fathers to spend a winter in North America. It is a pretty little town and the historic gardens are interesting,although this time of year they are not looking their best.
After Scarecrows in Mahone Bay we came to pumpkin country. There was an army of pumpkin people in Kentville, but I have no photos, because it was raining and there were roadworks, so it was all pretty chaotic. Down the road in Windsor we just missed the pumpkin boat race which sounds a crazy day. Apparently they hollow out giant pumpkins and row them across the river. There is even a race for motorised ones with an outboard!
Saturday was a miserable day - pouring rain so we went to Tim Horton (a Canadian chain) and drank their good coffee, ate apple fritters and read the newspapers. As the rain cleared we drove along the Fundy shore to Truro. The red mudflats just go on and on. At Walton and other places, the remains of the timber wharves give an idea of the huge tides. At Truro we saw the tidal bore. It was raining, but that was easier to cope with than mosquitoes (as well the tide tables were correct and it arrived on time) We needed a video to capture it, but it really is extraordinary.
I should go to bed. Today we walked up to a waterfall in Truro. Nova Scotia does not believe in putting scales on maps, so you never know how far away something might be, but fortunately the waterfall was quite close. Last night in Truro accommodation was a bit scarce as there was a dog show in town, so we had plenty of 4 legged companions in the motel. They would have to stay inside as there was ice on the windscreen in the morning.
Our next stop was Mahone Bay where I bought a ticket in a lovely raffle quilt. The lady who designed it owns a shop called Suttles and Seawinds - with a name like that how could I resist visiting it and it is a lovely shop. It has a website www.suttlesandseawinds.com. Mahone Bay was in the midst of a Scarecrow Festival and the scarecrows were all over town.
Driving west, you soon come to Lunenberg which has heaps of carefully looked after 1800s buildings. It was a wealthy town from shipbuilding and there are lots of large ornate wooden houses. We walked around the town, photographing the ornate doorways and then along the waterfront to see the tall ships.
We filled up with 'gas' at the General Store in Lequile and it really was a general store. Outside there were pumpkins and apples for sale. Inside apart from the usual crisps and soft drink and groceries, there were sausages barbequeing and coffee brewing and wet weather gear, but what surprised me most was the gun counter just outside the ladies loo!
After driving through the village of Queensland, we stayed overnight in Liverpool on the Mersey River and then turned north to Annapolis Royal, where the French settled in 1604 beating both Jamestown, Virginia and the Pilgrim Fathers to spend a winter in North America. It is a pretty little town and the historic gardens are interesting,although this time of year they are not looking their best.
After Scarecrows in Mahone Bay we came to pumpkin country. There was an army of pumpkin people in Kentville, but I have no photos, because it was raining and there were roadworks, so it was all pretty chaotic. Down the road in Windsor we just missed the pumpkin boat race which sounds a crazy day. Apparently they hollow out giant pumpkins and row them across the river. There is even a race for motorised ones with an outboard!
Saturday was a miserable day - pouring rain so we went to Tim Horton (a Canadian chain) and drank their good coffee, ate apple fritters and read the newspapers. As the rain cleared we drove along the Fundy shore to Truro. The red mudflats just go on and on. At Walton and other places, the remains of the timber wharves give an idea of the huge tides. At Truro we saw the tidal bore. It was raining, but that was easier to cope with than mosquitoes (as well the tide tables were correct and it arrived on time) We needed a video to capture it, but it really is extraordinary.
I should go to bed. Today we walked up to a waterfall in Truro. Nova Scotia does not believe in putting scales on maps, so you never know how far away something might be, but fortunately the waterfall was quite close. Last night in Truro accommodation was a bit scarce as there was a dog show in town, so we had plenty of 4 legged companions in the motel. They would have to stay inside as there was ice on the windscreen in the morning.
Peggy's Cove. The postcard pictures usually have a brightly coloured dory in the foreground.
Looking along the coast from near the lighthouse at Peggy's Cove
The quilt I hope to win from Mahone Bay
Scarecrows in Mahone Bay
Hooked rug and scarecrows in Suttles and Seawinds
For hexagon lovers
Tall ship at Lunenberg
Lunenberg
Doorway in Lunenberg
Acadian cottage in Historic Gardens, Annapolis Royal
Historic Gardens, Annapolis Royal
Dykes. It is hard to imagine that these were once salt marshes although actually in the photo perhaps it does not look so different from salt marsh.
Halloween welcome on a doorstep in Lunenberg.
Cinderella's Coach or a boat?
Today's Fall photo.
Fundy Tides. The remains of wooden wharves on the right were once used to ship out gypsum. The loading had to be done during the three hours the tide was high.
Fundy Tides. We found these flowerpot rocks by venturing down some very marginal roads. I am always a bit worried I will end up bogged in someone's front garden or that I will have to backout uphill!
Waddell Falls, Victoria Park, Truro, Nova Scotia
Did Picasso carve that pumpkin?
ReplyDeleteGood luck with winning the quilt. It looks terrific. I assume that you resisted the urge to purchase a new pistol when filling up with gas & coffee at the general store?
ReplyDeleteJenny